Management

This page includes content on healthcare management, including health system, hospital, department and clinic business management and administration. Areas of focus are on cardiology and radiology department business administration. Subcategories covered in this section include healthcare economics, reimbursement, leadership, mergers and acquisitions, policy and regulations, practice management, quality, staffing, and supply chain.

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Virginia lawmaker continues to push for legislation ending forced ultrasounds before abortions

On Thursday, Jan. 17, the Virginia's State Senate’s Education and Health Committee voted not to send the bill to the full state Senate for a vote, according to a recent report by the Daily Press in Newport News, Virginia.

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Arizona’s Medicaid work requirements approved

Arizona is the latest state to have approval for a Medicaid work requirement program—joining seven other states with approved programs.

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Patients in the outpatient setting most likely to complete follow-up imaging

Patients receiving care in the outpatient setting are more likely to complete relevant follow-up imaging than patients in the inpatient or emergency department (ED) settings, according to new research published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

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DBT helps reduce recall rates, commit fewer patients to short-term follow-up

Implementing digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) can lead to fewer women being committed to short-term follow-up, according to new research published in Academic Radiology.

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Scottish cancer strategy may miss the mark due to radiologist shortage

The National Health Service (NHS) has hired more consultant radiologists in recent years, but the Scottish government’s five-year cancer strategy is in danger of not meeting its goals by March 2021 due to continued staffing shortages.

Job satisfaction in radiation oncology is high, but interest in related fellowships low

Radiation oncology job satisfaction is high, though interest in radiation oncology fellowships remains low, according to new research published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

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Increased disease awareness driving surge in neurovascular thrombectomy device market

A report from Persistence Marketing Research predicts the demand for neurovascular thrombectomy devices (NTDs), particularly stent retrievers, will surge in the near future alongside a growing prevalence of cerebral infarction and ischemic stroke.

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College of American Pathologists release digital pathology guidelines for testing breast cancer

The new evidence-based clinical recommendations seek to help labs better use quantitative image analysis (QIA) in HER2 testing for breast cancer.